After having failed to launch the Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX has successfully sent up its spacecraft, marking its fifth attempt this year. Elon Musk’s team has also managed to execute its third sea-based landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic.

On Thursday, the Falcon 9 launch was delayed due to what Musk called “a tiny glitch.”

@SpaceX There was a tiny glitch in the motion of an upper stage engine actuator. Probably not a flight risk, but still worth investigating.

"When THAICOM 8 launches, it will strengthen Thaicom’s broadcast platform at 78.5 degrees east longitude – providing South Asia and Southeast Asia with broadcast and data services," the company said in a statement.

However, this evening all eyes have been on the sea-based landing attempt on a platform in the Atlantic.

On May 6, the unmanned SpaceX rocket launched from Florida to put the JCSAT 14 communications satellite into orbit for th Tokyo-based SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. The “trip” was followed by a successful landing on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean, which became the second successful touchdown in a row. The first one was in April.